Picture this – it’s late in the evening, I’m doing some work on a production line churning out finished goods, I want to check the weight of the product (let’s say target weight is 18 grams).
There is only 1 operator and myself (2 people in total to perform measurements) on the line and I want to do a gage R&R on the scales with the product that is being made. All Minitab help pages talk about doing Gage R&Rs with 3 people as operators (and with 10 parts and 2 sets of measurements per part -> 60 measurements altogether). As we are only 2 people, what are the risks of doing this with 2 operators (40 measurements) instead of 3?
Will the results still be valid?
Can the results be mitigated with more than 2 sets of measurements per part (is this even needed?).
Thank you for your insights
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